Rock Formation Vocab Flashcard #2

Front

What is the process in which sediment is laid down in its final location?

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Deposition

Front

What type of weathering is caused by the activities of living organisms?

Back

Biological weathering

Front

What are the three main forms of erosion?

Back

Wind, rain, ice

Front

What is the series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another?

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Rock cycle

Front

What type of rock forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions?

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Metamorphic rock

Front

What is the process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces?

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Weathering

Front

What is the term for the movement of sediment from one place to another?

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Erosion

Front

What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

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Igneous rock

Front

What is the term for rocks formed from the accumulation of sediment?

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Sedimentary rock

Front

What is the process by which rocks are broken down by chemical reactions?

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Chemical weathering